Chapter 215: Six Paths Yuzhi! Princess Kaguya

When the black chakra gathered by the Ghost Sprout Net Technique enveloped Yuzhi like a cicada chrysalis, he completely lost his sight.

Strangely, at that moment his perception of his own chakra was unusually clear.

Moreover, he discovered that within his mental space, the black Ghost Sprout Net chakra could be easily controlled.

"Since that is so."

In the blink of an eye, the black Ghost Sprout Net chakra rapidly extended and spread; before long it unfolded inside Yuzhi's body like a spiderweb.

Silently, it has already united all bloodline limits, even the powers of the bloodlines, together!

The Ghost Sprout Net Technique was originally crude; at least in the original work its crudeness was evident to all.

In this era, the Biluho whom Yuzhi secretly executed, had a bloodline‑absorbing process in the original work that Yuzhi still vividly remembers.

He almost relied on the Ghost Sprout Net to literally devour those bloodline ninjas.

It's no surprise that Orochimaru disliked Biluho from the start; just by looking at the guy's notes, one could see the technique's brute, barbaric, and reckless nature.

He never cared about one thing at all: the issue of the soul.

Although Biluho was the creator of the Ghost Sprout Net Technique, his way of dealing with the soul problem seemed to rely on only one method.

That is sheer resistance!

In Yuzhi's view, this approach is bound to cause a major problem sooner or later.

Just look at Orochimaru's "Undead Reincarnation", and many issues become clear.

Orochimaru is an outright genius, but even he finds this problem somewhat headache‑inducing.

The souls of those he possessed never dissipated; they were more like suppressed, forced to slumber deep within Orochimaru's soul.

And for Orochimaru to suppress them likely requires a price, which leads to obvious flaws appearing in Orochimaru.

"That's probably why Orochimaru is so easily tripped up by genjutsu."

Indeed, Orochimaru's fear of genjutsu has prerequisites; he fears genjutsu from the Sharingan and even the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Ordinary genjutsu against him is like daydreaming, but such flaws also lower his ceiling.

At least each time he meets Itachi Uchiha, the chance of him getting beaten is very high.

Yuzhi has always placed great emphasis on the soul issue, which is why he prefers continuously modifying the technique.

He even waited until he himself unlocked the Rinnegan to ensure his own soul would not encounter problems.

The Rinnegan possesses the ability to forcibly read others' memories and extract their souls.

So, bluntly speaking, after unlocking the Rinnegan, Yuzhi's understanding of souls quickly advanced.

He knows how to act on others' souls and also knows how to avoid harming his own soul!

Buzz—

While Yuzhi was pondering, in almost an instant the Ghost Sprout Net's tendrils completed all connections, and a faint chakra sheen began to appear.

And in that very instant, Yuzhi felt a very peculiar sensation.

Because it was completely different from his expectations, this fusion did not present the problems he had imagined.

Such as chakra upheaval, or bloodline conflicts, for example.

It seemed everything fell into place naturally, and he barely felt any discomfort.

"Is it because I have already completed many fusions, and my bloodline synthesis is high, that this fusion has no issues?"

Yuzhi silently contemplated, and regardless of the reason, it shows his line of thought is correct.

Moreover, this further proves that his modification of the Ghost Sprout Net Technique has no issues!

He had already been clear on this, since Divine Heaven, although unable to simulate all large‑scale ability fusions, can simulate single and multiple scenarios.

"I wonder if after this upgrade, Divine Heaven can continue to simulate more states?"

Divine Heaven, though customized to simulate the future under set conditions, still boasts a reliable accuracy.

Uchiha Fugaku probably trusted Divine Heaven's judgment, so when pressure arose within the family, he gritted his teeth and reluctantly decided to go along.

However, he overlooked his own son, whose eldest brother in Yuzhi's previous life was a ruthless figure who could rank among the top "Filial Son" rankings.

"Forget it, I don't want to think about that; let's focus on solving the problem at hand."

Yuzhi gently shook his head, took a deep breath, and focused all his attention on the current fusion.

This effect for now only temporarily shows his progress is good, but it is still just the simplest step.

The real test lies ahead; the subsequent difficulty will be the greatest and most headache‑inducing!

"Right now, it's far from a level that's exciting."

Soon, the Ghost Sprout fully contracted, and its final bud shrank into Yuzhi's body.

Thinking to himself, Yuzhi began continuously compressing the net woven by the Ghost Sprout Net Technique, and all the power within him kept converging toward a single center.

Accompanying this convergence, in an instant Yuzhi felt the power inside him erupt.

All his power surged at that moment, the unique bloodline limits and bloodline eliminations each emitting their own aura, and continuously strengthening.

His bloodlines began to boil, especially the distinctive power formed by the convergence of four bloodlines, which started to spin incessantly at that instant.

It began to overlay Yuzhi's power system and continuously fed back into his body!

"This is..."

Yuzhi was slightly stunned; even though he was now wrapped in the Ghost Sprout Net Technique's web, he could still clearly sense some changes within himself.

Especially, his eyes!

"My eyes..."

As the power spread, it gave Yuzhi a strong sense of dizziness.

He could feel an immense concentration of power in his Rinnegan, making it hard for him to adapt momentarily.

Moreover, in his eyes, the three tomoe hovering like Rinnegan ripples began to spin wildly.

Accompanying this rotation, suddenly a vortex erupted in his heart, and all the power rushed toward it madly!

In that instant, Yuzhi suddenly felt as if his chakra had been drained!

"This kind of chakra consumption—damn it."

Yuzhi has always known how terrifying the chakra cost of such a fusion can be.

After all, he himself has fused with the Bloodline Heir Elimination; merging one Bloodline Heir Elimination consumes almost as much chakra as a tailed beast, so one can imagine what the cost would be at higher levels.

Yuzhi was already mentally prepared; otherwise he wouldn't have linked his own chakra with the Reincarnation Eye before anything had even begun, in order to obtain more chakra.

Moreover, he is now vastly different from his former self; his own chakra is enormous, comparable to a tailed‑beast level in the original work.

Yet even so, having his chakra drained in a single instant is almost unimaginable!

And this extreme lack of chakra makes him feel as if he were drowning; he must think of every possible way to cling to anything he can.

Now, he must obtain more chakra!

Without much thought, Yuzhi instantly drew out all the chakra he had long stored.

Whether it was the tailed‑beast chakra hidden within Susanoo or the vast dragon‑vein chakra sealed inside Susanoo.

Or even the external power of the Reincarnation Eye, he has already begun to frantically absorb Susanoo's chakra itself.

He is now so depleted of chakra that he can feel that without enough chakra to drive him, the vortex before his heart will cease.

But before it stops, it will definitely crush his heart!

With this influx of chakra, Yuzhi's condition begins to improve slightly.

"This kind of chakra siphon is really—"

Yuzhi gives a wry smile, feeling he is prepared and has thought everything through.

But reality shows he still underestimated the horror of Bloodline Net Fusion; its chakra consumption truly exceeds imagination!

"Hmm."

As he continuously guided chakra into his body, he suddenly felt a slight heat in his wrist, and in the next instant Hikari's chakra surged in rapidly.

This made Yuzhi pause briefly, then he found it somewhat amusing.

"The chakra I need now couldn't possibly be filled by you alone—how foolish."

Yuzhi murmurs to himself, and as the massive chakra keeps pouring in, he finally feels his condition has improved a lot.

Moreover, with the influx of chakra, Yuzhi suddenly feels his consciousness sinking.

Gradually, everything before his eyes begins to change.

When his spirit refocuses, he suddenly realizes that at this very moment, he is standing in a desert—

"Big brother, your arrangement is truly impressive!"

While Yuzhi continuously pushes beyond his limits, in a hidden space Yucun and Yuyi, two soul‑forms, are also watching Yuzhi.

The two, already 'awakened' by Yuzhi, could not possibly fail to notice the huge commotion he caused.

And when they truly begin observing Yuzhi's changes, they are completely startled by what they see.

Because they discover that Yuzhi actually intends to break the ladder of life and ascend to a higher level equal to theirs!

Even though they had long sensed and concluded that Yuzhi would inevitably become one of them, because his growth is rather odd.

Moreover, his path is so precise; each step lands exactly on the crucial point.

Such achievement, clearly without anyone's help, can only be luck or 'Destiny'!

It's hard to say whether Yuzhi's rise is luck or 'Destiny', but both brothers have a rough estimate of his future.

They truly didn't expect Yuzhi's speed to be far faster than they imagined.

It's only been a short while; although time isn't something they particularly care about, Yuzhi's progress would be terrifying even in the human world.

Now this guy has already reached this point; he actually intends to break humanity's shackles and advance to a higher stage?

Seeing all this, Yucun naturally can't help but sigh.

"The turmoil of the Ninja World, the training of ninjas, and that 'good little brother' who deliberately indulged us leaving a message on the stele.

Is all of this for today's fruit?

Though it's somewhat cruel and indifferent, big brother, you're truly amazing."

"."

Yuyi hears this, and seeing his brother's serious expression, his mindset momentarily becomes quite unsteady.

"I really didn't do anything; why does everyone think it's me?"

Yuyi's heart is truly unsettled, and after seriously reviewing the current situation, he is shocked to find he seems unable to clear his name.

Because these chaotic events are linked together, they look nothing like a 'natural development' and more like someone gave a push from behind!

Endless wars have tempered the Ninja World, and preserving someone like Ziraiye holds hope that when enemies arrive, everyone can unite.

War not only hones ordinary people but also refines the descendants of his two sons, and he did not correct the black‑absolute rewritten stele, allowing Yuzhi to gain further power.

By now, this kid first defeated the invading Ootsutsuki, and now he must advance even further.

All of this, no matter how you look at it, seems like someone gave him a push from behind, leading to everything now!

And he now truly seems forced to cement that 'cold‑blooded, ruthless' title.

He can even imagine that the Ninja World will forever recount his legend, perhaps eternally.

"Even if I no longer care about this, it doesn't seem like a good reputation, and it's not something I did."

Yuyi's mindset truly collapses; this misfortune falling on him, with no way to argue, leaves him seething with unvented anger.

"Stop babbling, Yucun,"

After a while, Yuyi feels he might injure himself from holding it in, and he helplessly shakes his head, saying.

"Now isn't the time to discuss these chaotic things; this kid is breaking through here—do you think he can succeed?"

"I don't know, but that eye might be able to help."

Yucun still wears a smile, clearly having stamped the 'My older brother is a genius' Thought Steel Seal onto himself.

As for Yuzhi, to be honest he is also very curious, and even at the crucial moment he is willing to do something, but all of this still depends on his older brother's thoughts.

"Of course, if you agree I might be able to quietly give him a hand, or even appear and meet him."

After all, by now he is almost on the same level as us, and isn't he the descendant you have always hoped to 'trust'?"

At this point Yuzhi can be considered human, yet he has already outgrown the human category, but calling him Otsutsuki is still far from enough.

Yuzhi now stands in the gap of this life‑level transition; taking a step forward leads to a dim future, while staying still or stepping back plunges into an abyss of endless suffering.

Yu Cun's senses toward Yu Yi are still decent, especially Yuzhi has let him see his older brother's 'character'.

Besides that, Yuzhi is still fairly okay with his own descendants, and since this kid carries their bloodline, Yu Cun lending a hand is perfectly normal.

"Let's take a look first; if it doesn't work, we'll talk later."

Yu Yi fell silent, and after a while he shook his head and said,

"Actually, helping him cross this step isn't hard; I can completely give him Indra's and Ashura's chakra."

The power of ultimate Shadow Release and ultimate Yang Release can help him achieve a power transformation, but doing so he will ultimately lack a certain insight.

And you also know that this chakra cannot be handed over to him completely; they have their own masters.

"So you gave it to the reincarnations of those two children and now don't intend to retrieve it?"

Yu Cun looked at his older brother with amusement; he knows his older brother's thoughts all too well.

"By using this chakra together with his own strength, he can complete a power transformation, but if it is withdrawn it can also let them safely return to their original level.

After all, without a leap of life there is always room for reversal, and don't you want those two children to fully complete their life's transformation?"

Yu Yi smiled at these words, gave no answer, because his younger brother was right.

Power can transform and reach the Otsutsuki level, but what about the essence of life?

If the essence of life hasn't completed its transformation, it is merely an empty shell; only a true completion of life's transformation is a thorough evolution!

In the original work, this the Sage of Six Paths Yu Yi probably thought the same, which is why after Naruto and Sasuke sealed Kaguya, he went straight to a 'title sealing'.

Hollow power can never represent everything; only the elevation of life's level is the ultimate direction of growth!

"Maybe. Never mind, I won't say more; let's just look at this child."

Yu Yi smiled and shook his head, his gaze turning again to Yuzhi.

"This child's will and quality are trustworthy; I believe he can achieve it.

After all, having endured so many brutal wars, his soul has probably already completed its transformation."

"Hmm, indeed."

Yu Cun also nodded, then looked seriously at Yu Yi.

"Older brother, your arrangement made him go through so much; it is precisely because of such an arrangement that he has such resilient quality.

I also believe in him, believe he can truly accomplish all this, after all I trust you, older brother!"

"."

For some reason, hearing this, Yu Yi's fist hardened; this guy kept repeating only that one sentence.

"I am the hidden mastermind of the ninja world, I am truly a cruel and evil person?"

In that instant, Yu Yi really didn't bother looking at Yuzhi; he was contemplating whether to punish his younger brother—

"How desolate indeed."

Within the consciousness space, Yuzhi glanced at the surroundings and couldn't help muttering a complaint.

In this space there is only a dead silence of desolation and darkness; nothing else exists.

This made Yuzhi somewhat uneasy, because this is his mental world, or rather the manifestation of his current mental world.

Now he stands at a critical node; bluntly speaking, only by breaking through this node can he truly transform.

Otherwise, death is all that awaits him!

"But even at this node, my mental world shouldn't be this empty."

Looking at the surroundings, Yuzhi took a deep breath, and in an instant a wisp of chakra surged within him.

He slowly pointed toward the sky, and in the blink of an eye a sun appeared in the heavens!

In this world, he is the ruler.

Moreover, if he can successfully leave here, he will naturally also be the ruler of the mortal world!

"Then... let's go!"

Yuzhi murmured, his gaze fixed on the sky's 'sun', and in the next instant violent chakra surged out from the 'sun'!

Beast‑type chakra, reincarnation‑eye chakra, and even light chakra all converged here at this moment.

'Sun' was turned by Yuzhi into a passage, a bridge connecting him to the real world, and this chakra fiercely throbed upon his body.

Buzz—

Amid this raging chakra humming, his body became somewhat ethereal, and within that phantom form the 'Kagemaru Technique' web continuously contracted.

Yuzhi's body swelled in an instant, as if about to be burst by this terrifying energy.

Moreover, his body ignited with a faint golden light, shining on every part of him.

Gradually, a sense of divinity began to emerge within him, and his internal chakra became even more ferocious at this moment.

Yet this ferocity carried a subtle special rhythm; Yuzhi could feel his chakra being recombined.

Everything seemed like a reconstruction after total shattering—broken then re‑formed, then reorganized.

Accompanying this reordering, Yuzhi found that the Bloodline Limit and Bloodtrace Elimination he had once gathered began to dissolve and vanish.

All of this gradually merged into his chakra, which kept changing until it finally intertwined with the 'Four Bloodline Powers'.

"Hmph"

As the chakra was absorbed, his bloodline was also being constantly pulled.

Originally his bloodline had already nearly merged, but at this moment they seemed to gain even stronger power, fusing together more wildly.

The feeling of pain slowly surfaced, but this pain was not obvious; even less apparent than the changes brought by chakra washing his whole body!

Yet, each inch of bloodline fusion, intertwined with every instance of chakra, set a sacred chakra in motion.

I don't know how long passed, but when the chakra and bloodline completed a thorough intertwining, at that instant a vast sacred energy began to surge within him!

Boom—

All of a sudden, the entire world of his consciousness emitted a rumble, and Yuzhi's illusory figure began to solidify.

His robe vanished, replaced by a snow‑white, ethereal robe!

Behind him, a Seeking‑Dao Jewel suddenly appeared, but this time it was not one or two, but a full six.

Six Seeking‑Dao Jewels circled behind him, and terrifying chakra kept rumbling.

Yuzhi gently extended his hand, and a Seeking‑Dao Jewel landed in his palm, instantly turning into a tin staff, as if symbolizing his status.

The chakra inside him continued to churn, and with that churning the entire space began to tremble.

It was not the trembling of collapse, but another kind of vibration, as if cheering, as if rejoicing.

"Hm?"

Suddenly Yuzhi slightly lifted his head; he felt his chakra was somewhat strange.

The constantly rumbling chakra intertwined in the air, producing a marvelous melody, as if a hymn were sounding!

The song was ethereal and elusive, yet utterly real, as if praising his current achievement.

But soon, that 'song' began to slowly fade, and the chakra within Yuzhi also gradually calmed at that moment.

He lifted his head, and Yuzhi's eyes underwent a subtle, wondrous change.

His Samsara Eyes were already unlike ordinary Samsara Eyes, but were like Sasuke's, which have a tomoe.

The original three tomoe then spun rapidly and split; before long, six tomoe had rearranged themselves upon the ripple of the Samsara.

Yuzhi gazed into the distance, and the entire world had completely changed in his eyes.

"This is..."

In the past, no matter how clearly one thought they saw, a layer of dust always shrouded the view, and you could never perceive it.

But now, Yuzhi seemed faintly able to see things that were previously invisible.

In his eyes, space seemed to become a plane; the so‑called true essence of chakra and the so‑called natural divine arts were instantly comprehended.

Especially regarding life, some changes also seemed to occur in his sight and understanding.

He seemed to have gained a new insight into the nature of life!

"This feeling is truly peculiar."

Yuzhi couldn't help but murmur, seeming to understand why the Ōtsutsuki clan treated other lives with such indifference.

Because they stand on a lofty height, they view all life as no different from watching ants.

To put it bluntly, any 'worldly desire' holds no meaning for them.

Even the most beautiful things in the mortal world are all flaws in their eyes; even a peerless beauty, they only see the withered bones at the end of time.

"Only the mites covering the face, then?"

Yuzhi couldn't help but retort in his mind, but even if he knew all this, he would not endorse the Ōtsutsuki's viewpoint.

He seemed to understand why the brothers the Sage of Six Paths differed from the Ōtsutsuki, even from their mother.

Their upbringing and early perceptions had long altered the cognition in their hearts.

It's like Superman cannot comprehend his Kryptonian kin, because he regards himself as human, and the brothers the Sage of Six Paths are the same!

"And I am the same, too."

Yuzhi murmured softly, even though he had already seen the differences in life, and seen more than ordinary people can perceive.

But his worldview had long been fixed; he naturally could not change it, nor could he.

His emotions, cognition, and logical reasoning had long been fixed; how could he change them?

"After all, I also ascended from humanity, not a true Ōtsutsuki."

Yuzhi shook his head and whispered, then a puzzled expression appeared on his face.

"But now it should be considered successful, so why am I still here?"

"Because you have not yet succeeded completely."

However, Yuzhi's self‑talk elicited a reply; the cold, seemingly emotionless voice instantly froze Yuzhi's complexion.

He immediately lifted his head toward the sky and saw, within the massive sun, a human silhouette had appeared at some unknown time.

That silhouette had long white hair, wore an odd kimono, and its forehead bore a pair of scarlet Samsara Eyes!

"My descendant, because I did not let you leave."